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This is gorgeous! Always wanted a collection of these. Thanks

by catchmeifyoucan 8y ago

catchmeifyoucan 8y ago
I did wish there was a Github link to see the code. I wanted to check if there was a theming option
- dotancohen 8y ago
  In fact, the only way to download the code seems to log in with a Facebook, Twitter, or Google account. I don't have either a Facebook nor Twitter account, and I certainly will not use my Google account for this. Yes, I know what OAuth is, and it is still a firm NO.
  - maneesh 8y ago
    sucks for you. It's a free service -- so it's your loss.
    - jpoesen 8y ago
      Nothing's free in life. In this case you pay with your social details. Ultimately everyone decides for themselves whether they find the price acceptable or not.
  - jermaustin1 8y ago
    I get your apprehension, and, in fact, I up-voted you, but I'm not sure what better, "frictionless" way to get verified email address? The only plausible alternative would be to send out an email with a download link in it, but that "costs" the designer an email credit, real money, or potentially extra development time vs just shipping with an out of the box multi-auth component built into some web framework.
    - magnetic 8y ago
      Why do you need the downloader's email address? Perhaps I don't understand your goal: are you trying to collect email addresses to build a marketing list, or are you trying to give stuff away for free? Sorry if these are dumb questions: the website doesn't really explain the business model (if there is one), or if this done out of the goodness of one's heart. I imagine you want people to try a free template and then ask for your services to customize it? Is that how it works?
      - jermaustin1 8y ago
        I'm guessing since they have a contact us and are probably a design agency, they are giving away free designs to "startups" so that they can build their list of potential clients they can contact later to do branding and design work.
      - kohanz 8y ago
        Yes. It's called a lead magnet. I have no issue giving my (business) e-mail to get such beautifully designed templates for free. There's at least $100 of value on those sites. If they start sending e-mails not relevant to me, I can simply unsubscribe.
    - dotancohen 8y ago
      > I'm not sure what better, "frictionless" way to get verified email address? They could ask for my email address. That is not a problem. But I won't "log in" with my Google account and potentially leak, now or in the future, my contacts and other private information.
      - jermaustin1 8y ago
        You would have to give permission to the application to see your contacts.
  - spreadstreet 8y ago
    Yes, because unsubscribing or filtering an e-mail is significantly more difficult than hand-coding these templates...seriously, it's an e-mail address dude. OP - really good stuff. I hope you do extremely well.
    - dotancohen 8y ago
      They are not asking for my email address. They want me to log in using a Facebook, Twitter, or Google account. That means that they potentially get access to my contacts and other personal data. Yes, I know that I can review the permission. But I don't know what bug, exploits, permission changes, or mistakes will be made. I don't want to worry about that. If they want an email address, I'll happily provide one. But I will not "log in" to their services.
      - dewey 8y ago
        Just create a throwaway Twitter account. Won’t take you more time then explaining your unwillingness to hand over your email here.
- sunsetMurk 8y ago
  here's one of them I just put on gitHub to play with.. https://github.com/adamlaz/temp-Ava https://github.com/adamlaz/temp-Ava

This is gorgeous! Always wanted a collection of these. Thanks

catchmeifyoucan 8y ago

I did wish there was a Github link to see the code. I wanted to check if there was a theming option

dotancohen 8y ago
In fact, the only way to download the code seems to log in with a Facebook, Twitter, or Google account. I don't have either a Facebook nor Twitter account, and I certainly will not use my Google account for this. Yes, I know what OAuth is, and it is still a firm NO.
- maneesh 8y ago
  sucks for you. It's a free service -- so it's your loss.
  - jpoesen 8y ago
    Nothing's free in life. In this case you pay with your social details. Ultimately everyone decides for themselves whether they find the price acceptable or not.
- jermaustin1 8y ago
  I get your apprehension, and, in fact, I up-voted you, but I'm not sure what better, "frictionless" way to get verified email address? The only plausible alternative would be to send out an email with a download link in it, but that "costs" the designer an email credit, real money, or potentially extra development time vs just shipping with an out of the box multi-auth component built into some web framework.
  - magnetic 8y ago
    Why do you need the downloader's email address? Perhaps I don't understand your goal: are you trying to collect email addresses to build a marketing list, or are you trying to give stuff away for free? Sorry if these are dumb questions: the website doesn't really explain the business model (if there is one), or if this done out of the goodness of one's heart. I imagine you want people to try a free template and then ask for your services to customize it? Is that how it works?
    - jermaustin1 8y ago
      I'm guessing since they have a contact us and are probably a design agency, they are giving away free designs to "startups" so that they can build their list of potential clients they can contact later to do branding and design work.
    - kohanz 8y ago
      Yes. It's called a lead magnet. I have no issue giving my (business) e-mail to get such beautifully designed templates for free. There's at least $100 of value on those sites. If they start sending e-mails not relevant to me, I can simply unsubscribe.
  - dotancohen 8y ago
    > I'm not sure what better, "frictionless" way to get verified email address? They could ask for my email address. That is not a problem. But I won't "log in" with my Google account and potentially leak, now or in the future, my contacts and other private information.
    - jermaustin1 8y ago
      You would have to give permission to the application to see your contacts.
- spreadstreet 8y ago
  Yes, because unsubscribing or filtering an e-mail is significantly more difficult than hand-coding these templates...seriously, it's an e-mail address dude. OP - really good stuff. I hope you do extremely well.
  - dotancohen 8y ago
    They are not asking for my email address. They want me to log in using a Facebook, Twitter, or Google account. That means that they potentially get access to my contacts and other personal data. Yes, I know that I can review the permission. But I don't know what bug, exploits, permission changes, or mistakes will be made. I don't want to worry about that. If they want an email address, I'll happily provide one. But I will not "log in" to their services.
    - dewey 8y ago
      Just create a throwaway Twitter account. Won’t take you more time then explaining your unwillingness to hand over your email here.
sunsetMurk 8y ago
here's one of them I just put on gitHub to play with.. https://github.com/adamlaz/temp-Ava https://github.com/adamlaz/temp-Ava